Some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Imo State who were journeying to Abuja for the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly on Tuesday have reportedly died in an auto crash.
Abujapress reports that the auto collision happened on Monday at Agbor in Delta State, resulting in the death of three persons and several others sustaining various degrees of injuries.
The victims were coordinators of the senator-elect for Imo North, Patrick Ndubueze, and the House of Representatives member-elect for Okigwe North Federal Constituency, Mirriam Onuoha.
It was gathered that two males from the Amaraku community in the Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of the state and a female from the Ogbor community in the same LGA died in the auto crash. The injured victims were immediately rushed to hospitals for treatment.
A source who spoke with newsmen said:
“Three persons died while others who sustained injuries have been rushed to hospitals. Their bus had a head-on collision with another bus and three persons, two males and a female, died. Two males from Amaraku community and a female from Ogbor community all in the Isiala Mbano LGA.
“They were travelling in two buses. It is a sad development. The party is saddened by the development. It is a sad commentary and we pray God accepts their souls.”
The spokesperson for the APC in the state, Cajetan Duke has also confirmed the development adding that only two persons had been confirmed dead by the party.
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